Women's Basketball

Asbury Hires Former Georgia College Assistant Coach

Jun 05, 2008

WIL
MORE, Ky. - A graduate assistant with the then
Georgia College Lady Colonials under current head
coach John
Carrickfrom 1990-92, Bart
Flener was announced as the new head women's
basketball coach at Asbury College, an NAIA program competing in
the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (KIAC).

Flener has 14 years of experience coaching high school boys'
basketball with a record of 251-151. He previously coached boys'
basketball at West Jessamine High School in Nicholasville, Ky. from
2004 to 2006, leading the Colts to two district championships in
2005 and 2006 and a regional final four in 2005.

He coached at Lexington Catholic High School from 2002-04,
accumulating two district championships, a regional runner-up and a
No. 7 national ranking. From 1995-2002, Flener turned around the
Glasgow Scotties from a 9-45 record in the two previous seasons to
a 137-65 record over the next seven. The Scotties took home the
2001 All ‘A' Kentucky State Championship, along with two
regional championships and numerous district titles.

In 2007-08, Flener served as assistant men's basketball coach
and interim women's basketball coach at Asbury. He was a graduate
assistant coach for women's basketball at Georgia College from 1990
to 1992. During those two seasons, the Lady Colonials were a
combined 40-18, winning the first Peach Belt Conference (PBC)
Regular-Season title in 1992 with a 22-7 mark.

Flener received his Rank I in administration from Western
Kentucky University, M.Ed. from Georgia College and State
University and B.A. from the University of Kentucky. He is
currently the district instructional coordinator and assistant
principal at the Jessamine Career and Technology Center in the
Jessamine County School System and coordinates numerous youth
basketball camps.

The GCSU Department of Athletics sponsors 10 NCAA Division II
athletic programs over three seasons. As a Division II program,
GCSU prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete,
evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season
competition as well as documented academic success and
community-service involvement. Follow the Bobcats and their
positive impact on the Milledgeville community at
www.gcsu.edu/bobcats.